Yoruba Among Nine Languages Added To Driver’s Permit Test In America

The Yoruba language has been added to nine other new languages the Maryland Learner’s Permit Tests in the United States of America will be offering.

The tests and study manuals are at the moment, offered in English, Spanish, French, Korean, traditional Chinese, and Vietnamese.

Yoruba, alongside Tagalog, Amharic, Arabic, Russian, Urdu, Hindi, Farsi, Portuguese, and American Sign Language, has now been added as a new option for drivers effective from September.

Speaking on Tuesday, an administrator with the Motor Vehicle Agency in Maryland, USA, Chrissy Nizer, stated reasons for the additions, disclosing that the languages were selected based on the US census data.

“Improving accessibility for the driver’s knowledge test and study materials is critical to serve Maryland’s linguistically diverse population,” Nizer said.